Nike’s Colin Kaepernick campaign gets it

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Bravo for Nike!

Whether you agree or not with Colin Kaepernick’s position to take a knee during the national anthem at NFL games to protest police brutality, I applaud Nike for showing the courage to take a controversial stand. I hope the willingness to do this gets further ingrained into our culture. Next time I buy sneakers, I am going to look at Nike first. Harry Toder

St. Louis

FACEBOOK USA TODAY OPINION

If you think any of this is about politics and not about racial injustice, then you are beyond help, given that this has been highlighted since football player Colin Kaepernick started the movement. And yes, Kaeprnick did sacrifice his career. He had no indication or reason to believe he would get any kind of deal out of his protests.

Tania L. Martinez-O’keefe

Great job, Nike! You’ve alienated not just political conservatives, but also those of us who don’t want our footwear to have political implications.

Ed Phillips

Great move by Nike. The majority of the world understands Kaepernick’s protest.

Mike Leap

When I see the right is starting some sort of boycott, I figure they don’t even understand the issue and I want to patronize the business even more.

Jeffrey York

Bad move by Nike. Kaepernick was a quaterback on his way out of the NFL when he started these protests. Now Nike gives him millions like he’s a hero under the slogan: “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” Nike should give disabled veterans those dollars to be in its “Just Do It” campaign. They clearly have sacrificed more than anything Kaepernick did.

John Ice